Archive for January, 2008

A Young Man and His Thoughts

One thing, which I always hope, can be altered and change on my body is my baldness problem. I have been bald ever since I completed my university degree at the age of 23. Before that I look ok and in fact most girls say that I’m good-looking. I was famous among my friends before that. Right soon after I graduated, I noticed that my hair is becoming thin and every time after shower, I would be shocked to find a handful of hair stuck in the drain. At first, I thought this was just normal and I didn’t suspect anything as none of my family members had this kind of problem. One day after I noticed that there’s bald patch appearing, I said to myself that this is it. I immediately went to see the doctor, which did not offer any helpful advice and instead advised me to seek help from professional hair-restorer. In fact all my condition and health were diagnosed as ok.

After seeking consultation and paying quite a large amount of money for the treatment, I still noticed that the condition still remains the same without much change. I began avoiding people and hid myself in a room. I stopped going out with my friends and now every Saturday I decided to stay at home because I was scared of bumping into my old college mates. Everything seems horrible and the icky feeling will always follow me wherever I go anywhere. Once I met a girl, which I’ve known since high school and she was indeed shocked to see my baldness. For many close friends and family members whom I seek advice, they told me that this thing is perfectly normal and I should accept life as it is but I still can’t accept the fact until today.

I wouldn’t mind if my baldness started at 40 years of age as that would seem perfectly normal. But at the age of 25? Oh, My goodness. I now spent most of my time surfing the net and today in fact when I’m writing this article, it reminds me of how life used to be like when I was in university. I just hope the another hair treatment specialist which I will be meeting soon can cure this problem and if there’s anything like a true wish that can change my body, I would wish that I want my baldness to go away.

Hopeful guy, 25.

Lumineers: Painless Way To a perfect Smile

People who have worn, chipped, misshaped, broken, or discolored teeth can still have a perfect smile by placing veneers on the affected teeth. But the procedure is usually an irreversible one, as portions of the teeth enamel are shaved away in order to accommodate the veneer; the process is also a quite painful one, so an anesthetic is administered before a veneer placement. Patients and dentists agree that this method for achieving a perfect smile is a means of last resort, but new developments have made veneers that much more comfortable and doable, as a relatively new kind of veneers, called lumineers, are offered for patients who want a procedure with less hassles and no pain.
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A Small Bust Has Effected Me Greatly

If there is one thing which I would like to change about my body, that would definitely be my bust. As a fully matured lady, sometimes it envies me to see someone with larger breast attracting all the guys’ attention. My breast size is only A-cup size and it has stopped growing ever since I was in middle school. Sometimes I feel it is just not fair that this thing just happened to me. Having smaller breast not only makes you less attractive but it also affects your self-esteem as well especially for a lady to be mixing around with guys.

My worst experience with my bust was once when I was in the public shower room and since there were no closed doors and partition, I have to join the group of ladies taking shower together. I could hear the sarcastic comments aimed at me and after the whole incident, not only it makes me feel bad but also I was down and my appetite was affected as well. I did try contemplating to go for surgery but due to my financial constraint I decided against using this option.

Another reason why I prefer not to go for surgery is because I’m scared of the scalpel knife. I just hope I will one day have the courage to do so and with better financial stability, I will be able to afford one. So far, my counter measures are to continue using some of the breast enlargement cream available in the market and this has eaten in my monthly allowances as well. I don’t go to the beach and I only go to public swimming pool, which has less patronage.

Having small breast also has affected my interpersonal skills to communicate well. I believe all this stemmed from my lack of self-esteem and confidence about my personal looks. So far, I’m still single and available and with not many guys showing interest in me which I believe having small breast is also part of the reason. Although I’ve read in magazines saying that guys do not generally prefer larger breast, but I think that is just not true. After all the bad experiences I’ve s eem to given up in life. I try to lift myself up by wearing loose clothes but that just doesn’t help as well. I just hope that one day these will all change and definitely, if there’s anything I would like to change about my body, that would be my bust size.

Ms. X, Singapore.

I ‘m Happy With MySelf

My name is John Satisfied, I’m from JDville and am currently single. I wouldn’t change anything in my body as I’m satisfied with it. And while I don’t think I’m the best looking person, the reason why I don’t want to change anything is because it will help me find the right person. A true lover will overlook your bad physical qualities. And while being more muscular or having blue eyes might help in attracting a lover, a true lover wouldn’t base it on those features. They would focus more on my personality rather than appearance. And it’s more important to find someone who’s looking for more than appearance if you want to form a formal relationship. As what good is it not being single if you don’t feel true love from them. And if they get with you just because they solely like your appearance, the relationship won’t last too long. By changing my body I’d be fooling myself, and the other person. If they don’t like what they see, then they can move along.

Also, I’ve seen various people who look less attractive than myself and are with good looking lovers. So it goes to show you that lovers don’t always go for appearance. If you feel uncomfortable or even ashamed of your appearance, take another look in the mirror and look inside. Try to think of all of your good inner qualities, such as personality. Perhaps your are a funny person, or talented in a specific field such as art. Those things will help you overcome any physical defects that you may think you have. There’s also some other things which are a bit more serious such as certain diseases or conditions that you may have which you might want to get rid of. I have a friend who has some sort of skin cancer and can’t expose himself to the sun for too long. And he has to walk around with an umbrella. While this may make him look a bit foolish and you’d think that girls would avoid him, that’s not the case as he has a loving girlfriend. His girlfriend overlooked his disease and decided to be with him. And if she can look past his condition, other worthy individuals will do the same.

That sort of inspired me to be satisfied with my appearance. And I’ve even seen the “good looking” being unsatisfied with themselves. These people will try to gain or lose weight, get nose jobs etc. when they look perfectly fine to me. But in the inside they don’t feel satisfied. I think it’s a unhealthy tendency that us humans have. We want to change our look, thinking that it will attract others, and while this may be a bit true, as I previously mentioned, you want to attract a good individual that actually cares about you, not your skin color, forehead size and so on. And if people like my friend can live life with such a burden, and still find love, it goes to show that getting rid of that “defect” doesn’t necessarily mean that you won’t ever be happy with it. He accepts his problem, lives his life as best as he can, and is happy. I suggest we all do the same.

Why On Earth Should I Join a Gym?

Most people do not like going to a gym to work out, opting instead to spin, walk, or lift weights in their home. If you are serious about losing weight, however, you should join a gym, unless you are extremely disciplined and manage to meet your workout goals like clockwork every year.

Why would I want to pay to go use sweaty equipment, you may be asking. Well, there are several good reasons why a gym membership is worth far more than the monthly fee. Starting with the most obvious, it’s a gym, they have far more equipment than the average home gym. Actually learning how to use the equipment in your local gym will allow you to build a much more proportioned body than if you simply grind out 2 miles on your home treadmill everyday. Now onto the less obvious reasons for going a gym. Interestingly, these reasons are often seen as negatives amongst most individuals, and are major factors in preventing them from going back to a gym. Used to your advantage these negatives can lead to drastic weight loss over time.

The biggest downside to gyms in most people’s minds is the other people. Yes, they don’t want to be stared at, don’t want their form to be analyzed by some jerk in a tank top, and really don’t want to be harassed by the opposite sex while trying to work out. Well, attending a gym with the opposite sex present will push most to work out harder and meet their weight loss and muscle building goals. If you know you are going to bump into that attractive guy or girl you saw the other day, you are much more likely to actually initiate a workout. Additionally, if said interest is watching you workout, I am guessing you are going to put in some effort to become a more attractive prospect. Right? I hope you would say yes, and not, Nooooooo, I would run home and never come back. So, while people may turn you off initially, you just have to find the right person to keep you interested in going back to the gym and working out.

The same sex will also push you to work out harder. The gym is analogous to the Serengeti, it’s basically a melting pot of animals attempting to assert their dominance over other creatures. Some people, who wouldn’t have anyone to be competitive with if they worked out at home, will be motivated to work out by seeing people will sculpted bodies that they envy.

Most people, can use this body envy to their advantage. If you know Heather is going to be fit as a fiddle after Christmas and New Years, are you going to stuff your face with every Holiday cookie you can find? Uh, no, probably not. So, you can see how the physical act of going to a gym can heavily influence what you do outside the gym for the better. Additionally, there is much to be said about being forced to converse with other people about what is going on in your life in general. Undoubtedly, someone is going to ask what you do, and maybe you don’t make as much money as you’d like to, and generally hate being asked this question. Well, yes it can be a negative, but if you are serious about making more money you can always tack on , but I am looking at other fields to make more money. And if you don’t look into those other fields there are people who are going to hold you mildly accountable.

While you may view Joe Sixpack or Sara Slim as a major headache, they are really forcing you to improve yourself physically as well as financially. If you’re serious about making more money and losing weight in 2008 you need to join a gym.

Pearly Whites With Laser Teeth Whitening

If you are looking for a way to keep your pearly whites truly pearly white, to be sure there are an abundance of products and procedures out there which offer a solution to your dilemma. These procedures and offerings usually differ in terms of their end result, as some may not totally clear stained teeth, while others may give them increased sensitivity after treatment. One of the more popular procedures afforded anyone intending to remove the stain once and for all is laser teeth whitening, or in-office laser bleaching. It is touted to be a procedure with instant and long-lasting results.
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